Commentary for Yevamot 202:17

אמר רב יהודה כגון רב שמואל בר יהודה מפיקנא ממונא אפומיה מפיקנא ס"ד והא ע"פ שנים עדים אמר רחמנא אלא מרענא שטרא אפומיה

On being asked, 'What need is there for five?' he replied, 'In order that the matter be given due publicity'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it should be widely known that the woman was a haluzah and so no priest would marry her; while prospective husbands, on hearing that she had been freed by halizah from her levirate bond, might begin to woo her (cf. Rashi). The question of R. Judah's first opinion did not at all enter into consideration. ');">⁶²</span> R. Samuel b. Judah once stood before Rab Judah when the latter said to him, 'Come, get on to this bundle of reeds<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The spot appointed for the performance of the halizah (cf. Raba's ruling supra). ');">⁶⁴</span> to be included in a quorum of five,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At a halizah ceremonial. ');">⁶³</span> in order that the matter be thereby given due publicity'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it should be widely known that the woman was a haluzah and so no priest would marry her; while prospective husbands, on hearing that she had been freed by halizah from her levirate bond, might begin to woo her (cf. Rashi). The question of R. Judah's first opinion did not at all enter into consideration. ');">⁶²</span> 'We learned', the first remarked, 'In Israel [implies that <i>halizah</i> must be performed] at a <i>Beth din</i> of Israelites but not at a <i>Beth din</i> of proselytes<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 696. ');">⁶⁵</span>

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